Congrats to Third Street Books in McMinnville, OR for a successful cash mob Thursday night. At the gathering, booksellers rang in 116 transactions in just over an hour, totaling about $3,400, owner Sylla McClellan tells us. “WOW!” she wrote in the store newsletter. “All I can say is WOW! . . . This was truly a community …
“Flatscreen is a fantastic coming-of-age novel: innovative in its narrative style, riotously funny and at times deeply poignant, somehow raunchy and endearing at the same time. The story of Eli Schwartz and his friendship with washed-up former TV actor Seymour J. Kahn is not easy to forget. And if you are not easily shocked by …
Sylla McClellan is Past President of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and a scrapper of a small business owner (she runs two in McMinnville, Oregon). And she’s not going to take it anymore. If you are on her newsletter mailing list, today you received the following declaration. After you read this humdinger of a teaser, …
In high school Sylla McClellan wanted to work at A Clean Well-Lighted Place in Larkspur, CA. She never got the chance, and the store is now closed. But McClellan has both sought and built her own well-lit places for books. After college in 1995, she worked at both Powell’s and Borders in Portland. She bought Third Street Books …
“I love this cookbook! Not only does it contain hundreds of mouthwatering recipes, but Hesser adds her own tidbits, historical insights, and often-humorous commentary on the changing tastes of American eaters. Fun enough to read on its own, heavy enough to become a cornerstone of your cookbook collection, The Essential New York Times Cookbook is …
Our friends at Third Street Books want to make it clear that they’re not anti Super Bowl. “It is just not for us,” they say. Some of us know the feeling. If we lived in McMinnville or anywhere near it, we’d attend their annual game-day sale this Sunday. The store will offer a special: Spend …
“Don’t miss out on a true spiritual adventure with this award-winning author! Jessica Maxwell’s book (just out in paperback!) is filled with polished prose and eye-opening humorous experiences. Roll Around Heaven will resonate with seekers and cynics, nature lovers and travel enthusiasts alike.” Sylla McClellan at Third Street Books in McMinnville, Oregon. Maxwell will appear …
